Category: Health & Wellness
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What It’s Like to Live with a Rare Autonomic Disorder
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RN, OHLI and aspiring NP Kaitlyn Conway shares how autoimmune autonomic ganglionopathy disrupted her life along with recovering from a subsequent stroke. Her journey highlights the importance of listening to patients and empathizing with them while they’re dealing with the effects of chronic illness.
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The Science of Rest & Recovery: Why Healthcare Learners Need Downtime (and How to Actually Take It)
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Healthcare training rewards endurance, but biology tells a different story. Learning does not improve by pushing endlessly. It improves when stress and recovery are balanced. Understanding how rest supports cognition, memory, and emotional resilience may be the most overlooked study strategy in healthcare education.
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Preparing Students for a Successful Return After the Winter Break
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Support students returning from winter break with practical tips for regaining momentum, refreshing knowledge, setting goals, and fostering well-being in medical training.
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Small Habits, Big Impact: A Simple Reset Guide for the New Year
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Discover simple, effective ways to improve focus and resilience during demanding healthcare training. Small daily actions build confidence and maintain motivation.
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How Marsha Linehan’s Struggle with BPD Led to DBT and a New Way to Heal
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Explore Marsha Linehan’s journey from living with BPD to developing Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), a therapy combining acceptance and change to heal emotional pain.
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How to Manage Your Stress and Prevent Burnout at the End of Term
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Healthcare training is demanding and burnout is common, but manageable. Discover effective stress management techniques, self-care habits, and when to seek support to thrive during your studies.
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Skills That Set You Apart: Becoming a Remarkable Clinician
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What sets a remarkable clinician apart? Beyond medical knowledge, it’s empathy, adaptability, continuous growth, and authentic connection that transform care and inspire patients and teams alike.
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Why Sleep Is So Important During Your Healthcare Training
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Sleep plays a crucial role in healthcare training by enhancing memory, improving focus, and supporting your emotional well-being. Discover practical tips to improve your sleep quality in this Osmosis article.
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10 mujeres amosas con enfermedades cardíacas
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Conoce a 10 mujeres reconocidas que conviven con enfermedades del corazón y descubre por qué es vital aumentar la conciencia sobre la salud cardíaca femenina y la detección temprana.
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Five Summer Insects You Need to Watch Out For
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Discover which summer insects pose health risks across North America and explore effective strategies to protect yourself and your pets from bites and stings.
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10 Famous People Who Have Died from Diabetes Mellitus
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Learn about notable figures who faced diabetes-related complications, emphasizing the importance of awareness, research, and compassionate care in battling diabetes.
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Making the Most of Your Time in Medical School
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Discover this medical student’s essential strategies to thrive during medical school—ranging from actively practicing self-care and volunteering to exploring passions beyond medicine.
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How to Balance Your Academic and Personal Life in Medical School
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Discover essential tips for maintaining balance in medical school by addressing mental, physical, and relational well-being to enhance your overall health.
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Ten Ways to Become a Happier Person
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Cultivating happiness and well-being is crucial for navigating the challenges of healthcare training programs. Get some practical strategies to enhance your mental health and learn how to transform your education journey into a life filled with purpose and fulfillment in today’s blog.
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A Quick Reference Guide to Common Conditions Related to Sexual Health, Part 3: Parasites and Fungi
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Understanding sexual health is crucial for our overall well-being. Learn about common STIs like trichomoniasis, pubic lice, and candidiasis, their symptoms, risks, and the importance of timely diagnosis and treatment. Empower yourself with knowledge to promote better health outcomes and awareness about sexual health issues!
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10 Practical Self-Advocacy Tips from a Cervical Cancer Survivor
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Cervical cancer survivor Joslyn Chaiprasert-Paguio shares her ten self-advocacy tips to empower patients navigating difficult diagnoses. From educating yourself about your condition to building a strong support network, her insights can help you take charge of your health with confidence and resilience.
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10 Examples of Outdated Heart Health Advice
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Explore ten widespread heart health myths, their origins, and current evidence to better inform patient care and personal wellness.
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The Best Resolutions for Healthcare Students in 2025
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Embrace the opportunity to thrive in your medical education with crucial resolutions tailored to healthcare students. From prioritizing self-care and enhancing clinical skills to fostering professional relationships and engaging in lifelong learning, these strategies will help you excel in your journey as a future healthcare professional.
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How to Manage Your Fears, Anxieties, and Phobias
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Fear and anxiety have long played a key role in human evolution. They’ve been fundamental to our development as a species and have played an important role in our survival. Unfortunately, if we don’t effectively manage our feelings of fear and anxiety, they can overwhelm us and harm our health.…
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Five Women Who Are Paving the Way in Medicine
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Women have long been trailblazers in medicine and healthcare, paving the way for other women to become impactful clinicians while changing the face of medicine. With women comprising over 50% of medical students, they’re represented in medicine like never before. This year, we’re celebrating five amazing women who continue to address the…
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Social Determinants of Health: Economic Stability
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Learn about the impact of economic stability on health, the challenges faced by underserved populations, and strategies to improve healthcare access and equity.
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How to Build Learner Communication Skills to Boost Clinical Competence
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Effective communication is paramount in healthcare’s naturally fast-paced environment. To develop competent and compassionate healthcare providers, you must foster strong communication skills in your students. Let’s explore the significance of communication in clinical settings, identify common barriers, and discuss actionable strategies to enhance healthcare learners’ communication skills. Understanding Communication Skills…
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Social Determinants of Health: Health Care Access and Quality
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Explore how social determinants like healthcare access and quality affect patient outcomes and what you can do to promote equity as a clinician.
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Understanding Anxiety Disorders: A helpful guide for health professionals
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We all experience feelings of nervousness, worry, fear, or anxiety to the point of discomfort and distress at various points in our lives. Anxiety is a normal response to fear-provoking situations. However, for people who live with an anxiety disorder, these feelings are excessive, persistent, and disrupt the flow of daily…
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A Quick Reference Guide to Common Conditions Associated with Long Covid
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Understanding the common conditions associated with Long COVID is crucial for effective patient care and recovery. This guide explores persistent symptoms such as fatigue, cognitive issues, and dysautonomia, along with evidence-based management strategies to support patients in their healing journey. Equip yourself with the knowledge to navigate the complexities of…
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Climate Change and Human Health: What You Need to Know
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Climate change poses a significant and multifaceted threat to human health, impacting various aspects of well-being across the globe. As temperatures rise, extreme weather events become more frequent, and ecosystems undergo profound changes, the health implications become increasingly apparent. From respiratory diseases aggravated by air pollution to heat-related illnesses and…
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Time Management 101: How to get (and stay) organized while you’re in school
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Overwhelmed by the pace of healthcare training? Discover time management tools like the Eisenhower matrix and active learning to boost focus, reduce stress, and improve retention.
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10 Famous Women with Heart Conditions
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Learn about diverse heart conditions affecting women from all walks of life and the crucial steps to improve awareness and manage heart health.
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Understanding Dementia: A helpful guide for health professionals
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The mind encompasses so much of who we are within it, housing our feelings, thoughts, judgment, languages, and memories. It keeps these cognitive functions intact as long as our neurons are firing properly and remain connected. But what happens if those connections between them begin to malfunction and nerve cells…
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Understanding Eating Disorders: A helpful guide for health professionals
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When someone mentions eating disorders, do you immediately envision someone of a particular gender, weight, race, or age? The reality is that eating disorders are common, affecting 28.8 million Americans facing an eating disorder in their lifetime, and the global prevalence of eating disorders is on the rise. An eating disorder occurs when…